Canadair CL-28

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Canadair CL-28
CP-107 Argus
Type: Maritime reconnaissance and submarine fighter aircraft
Design country:

CanadaCanada Canada

Manufacturer:

Canadair

First flight:

March 28, 1957

Commissioning:

1957

Production time:

1957-1960

Number of pieces:

33

The CL-28 is a maritime reconnaissance and submarine fighter aircraft produced by the Canadian manufacturer Canadair .

History and construction

Canadair began work on the CL-28 in April 1954. At the time, it was the largest aircraft ever built in Canada. The CL-28 was derived from the Bristol Britannia , with the same wings, tail unit and landing gear, but "Americanized" - which means that the same basic design was used, but the British materials and standard parts were converted to North American dimensions. The fuselage was completely redesigned by Canadair, from the pressurized cabin of the Britannia to a non-pressurized, new fuselage with a reinforced structure with bomb bays in front and behind the wings. Instead of the Bristol Proteus turboprop engines, Wright R-3350 turbo-compound engines were chosen as engines , as these had lower fuel consumption, which made longer patrol missions possible. The Argus Mk. I first flew from the Canadair factory in Montreal on March 28, 1957. 12 more machines with Mk. I standard followed. This was followed by 20 examples of the Argus Mk. II. Production ended in July 1960. At the beginning of its career, the CP-107 Argus , as it was called by the Canadian Air Force, was considered the best aircraft of its type.

The Argus replaced the Lancaster and Neptune previously used in maritime reconnaissance and anti-submarine combat with the Royal Canadian Air Force .

variants

CP-107 at the Air Force Museum in Trenton, Ontario
  • Argus Mk 1  : equipped with an American APS-20 radar in the chin radome (13 built)
  • Argus Mk 2  : equipped with the British ASV-21 radar in the chin radome (20 built)

Military users

Technical specifications

CP-107 side view
Parameter Data
crew 15th
length 39.26 m
span 43.37 m
height 11.79 m
Wing area 192.77 m²
Empty mass 36,741 kg
Max. Takeoff mass 71,214 kg
Cruising speed 333 km / h
Top speed 507 km / h
Service ceiling 7620 m
Range 9495 km
Engines 4 × Wright R-3350 TC18EA1 turbo-compound motors with 2,535 kW each
Weapon loading 3,600 kg payload in the weapon bays and
1,725 ​​kg at external load stations

See also

literature

  • Donald, David. The Encyclopedia of World Aircraft . Etobicoke, Ontario: Prospero Books, 1997. ISBN 1-85605-375-X .
  • Pickler, Ron and Milberry, Larry. Canadair: The First 50 Years . Toronto: CANAV Books, 1995. ISBN 0-921022-07-7 .

Web links

Commons : Canadair CP-107 Argus  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. "Canadair CP-107 Argus 2" Canada Aviation and Space Museum. Accessed: December 21, 2016.
  2. AERO issue 46, p. 1281
  3. ^ "Canadair CP-107 Argus" Greenwood Military Aviation Museum. Accessed: October 5, 2012.
  4. "CL-28 Argus (CP-107)" Flugzeuginfo.net